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 * Copyright (C) 2008 feilong
 *
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package com.feilong.lib.ezmorph;

import com.feilong.lib.beanutils.Converter;

/**
 * Marker interface for morphers that return an Object.<br>
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:aalmiray@users.sourceforge.net">Andres Almiray</a>
 * @see Converter
 */
public interface ObjectMorpher extends Morpher{

    /**
     * Morphs the input object into an output object of the supported type.
     *
     * @param value
     *            The input value to be morphed
     * @return the object
     * @exception MorphException
     *                if conversion cannot be performed successfully
     */
    Object morph(Object value);
}